Bracelet.



PATENTED 1330.17,;1907. L B. LEDERER,

BRACELET.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 28, 1907.

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UNITED STATES PATENT onricn.

IRVING R. LEDERER, or PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

BRACELETL Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17, 1907.

Applicatio med June 28,1907. Serial no. 381.240.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Ii'ivine R. LEDERER, .acitizen of the United States, residing at Providence, 111 the county ofProvidence and State and, useful Improvements in Bracelets, of-

of Rhode Island,'have invented certain new which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying.drawing." My. invention relates to expansiblebracediets and has 'for itsobjects simplicity, compactness, durability, cheapness of manufacture,and uniformity of expansive movement throughout the structure.

' in the novel construction and combination of To the above ends myinvention consists parts hereinafter described, and illustrated v .inthe accompanying drawings, wherein,

fview of my novel bracelet.

respectively of the guide links.

Figure 1 is an edge view, and Fig. 2 a plan Fig. 3, a longitudinalsection of a portion of the same in contracted position on line a: a; ofFig.- 1.

Fig. 4, alike section of the same in expanded position. Fig. 5-, asection on line y y of Fig. 3. Figs. band 7, plan and side elevationsFigs. 8 and 9, like elevations respectively of the slide .partsthroughout the views. I

links, and Figs.,1O and 11, end and side views respectively of thespring.

.Like reference characters indicate like My bracelet is composed of aseries of interengaging units comprising guide links or frames, A,embracing slide or connecting links, B. In detail each guide link orframe, A, comprises two'parallel, curved, concave plates, 0,whose-concave portions are upon their inner faces and form guidechannels or ways, a. These guide'plates, a, are connected near each oftheir ends by posts, a whose extremities are riveted tothe plates.

Each slide link, B, consists of a flattened,

curved, oblong, loop, having broad side and end walls, 6, and b,respectively. Upon'the top and bottom of one of the end walls, I) areforwardly directed lateral projections, b

ing against the guide links.

' WVitnesses:

The rear portions of the-projecting lugs form shoulders against whichabuts the end of a compression spring, 0, vmountedwithin the slidablelink, and'whose opposite end rests against one of the posts, 1 Incontracted position the lugs, b rest against the other; of the twoposts, andform a stop for the .slide link, which isguided in itstravel'by the lugs which move in the ways, a.

1It will be noted from the above description that each guide link ispivoted by one of its posts to the adjacent slide link; and that partswhen the bracelet is contracted.

What I claim is, 1. In a bracelet a plurality of guide links providedwith ways, slide links connecting the guide links and slidable therein,projections upon the slide links regist'eringin the ways, and springmeans for holding the con nected links in retracted position.

2.- In a bracelet, a plurality of guide links provided with ways, slidelinks connecting the guide links and slidable therein projections uponthe slide links registering in the ways, and springs within the slidelinks press- Ithestop projections, b finsure a suflicient' extension ofthe slide link beyond the guide 60. link to prevent any binding of thepivoted 3. In a bracelet, a plurality of guide links,

HORATIO E. BnLLowsj WILLIAM E. TEFFT.

